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A protest of mostly Orthodox Jewish residents against new coronavirus restrictions in the Borough park neighborhood of Brooklyn, Oct. 7, 2020. Parents, local officials and religious leaders bristled at the haphazard way the governor and mayor announced new coronavirus restrictions, some of which contradicted each other. (Mark Abramson/The New York Times) XNYT149 XNYT149

October 11, 2020 at 9:34 pm

New York City slaps violators with more than $150,000 in fines amid new COVID-19 restrictions

Among those issued a summons were a restaurant and at least 5 houses of worship in high-infection areas of the city. The city is wrestling...

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May 8, 2020 at 1:45 pm

Child in New York dies; syndrome tied to coronavirus is suspected

NEW YORK — A child died in a Manhattan hospital on Thursday from what appeared to be a rare syndrome linked to the coronavirus that...

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April 27, 2020 at 11:16 am

Top ER Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide

A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital died by suicide Sunday, according to her father. Dr. Lorna M. Breen, medical director of...

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December 13, 2019 at 8:08 am

13-year-old boy arrested in killing of student near her N.Y. campus

NEW YORK — A 13-year-old boy was arrested and charged Friday in connection with the killing of Tessa Majors, an 18-year-old Barnard College student who...

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A man displays some bullets or bullet shells recovered from a shooting at a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, N.J., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. The mayor of a New Jersey city says gunmen targeted the kosher market during a shooting that killed multiple people Tuesday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) NJSW117 NJSW117

December 11, 2019 at 10:18 am

Jersey City shooting suspect linked to movement designated as a hate group VIEW

An assailant involved in a prolonged firefight in Jersey City, N.J., that left six people dead, including a police officer, had published anti-Semitic and anti-police...

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September 3, 2019 at 3:28 pm

Jeffrey Epstein’s New York hunting ground: dance studios

NEW YORK — Lisa was 17 when a fellow dancer approached her after a ballet class in 2002 and asked if she wanted to give...

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August 1, 2019 at 1:24 pm

Children as young as 11 added to NYPD facial-recognition database

NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has been loading thousands of arrest photos of children and teenagers into a facial recognition database despite...

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In this courtroom artist’s sketch, defendant Jeffrey Epstein, left, and his attorney Martin Weinberg listen during a bail hearing in federal court, Monday, July 15, 2019 in New York. Epstein’s lawyers want him released on house arrest to his Manhattan home while he awaits trial. (Elizabeth Williams via AP) NYEW103 NYEW103

July 15, 2019 at 10:37 am

Epstein’s safe had ‘piles of cash’ and a fake passport, say prosecutors seeking to deny bail

Editors' note: This story, first published July 15, before Jeffrey Epstein’s death Aug. 10, was changed at the request of The New York Times.

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Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, speaks with reporters following a day of questions from the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

February 2, 2018 at 7:05 pm

Former Trump aide pops up again in middle of Russia case

The newly released memo about Carter Page falls short of the case that some Republicans promised: that the document would show bias against Donald Trump...

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April 3, 2014 at 6:08 pm

Divided Senate panel votes to release CIA torture report

WASHINGTON — CIA officers subjected some terrorism suspects the agency held after the Sept. 11 attacks to interrogation methods that were not approved by either...

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